Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-02-01
Plenty Of Non-Union Men % Take The Places Of the
St1ksrs-FFsisht Being Moved Quite Rapidly
The Rlllrad Freigh; Handlers Join the
Strike and COmplieate Matters.

there on Saturday. In an hour all the
non-union men that were required were
put to work on the vessels gangway and
matches.
The freight handlers on the New York
City and New England pier, at the foot of
Market street, failed to come to any terms
with the management and their places were
taken by green hands. Mr.. Allen said he
could get all the men he wanted without
advertising for them. He had more appli-
cations for work than he could give places
to, and he was enabled to pick good men.
The men who turned out say that the re-
ceiver of the road would have taken them
all back this morning if they would have
gone in individually, but they would only
90 in as body of union men. He refused
to give s. day and % cents an hour over
time. None of the union men went in
this morning but few of them were will
ing except for the order issued yesterday.
At the pier of the Red "D' Line the
steamer Caracas WAS expected up, but no
union men presented themselves for work.
The company's representative said that
he could get all the men he wanted.
There were hundreds of them coming to
the gate asking for work. The regular
men struck work three days ago. They
were paid 40 and 60 cents an hour aud had
no grievances, but were in sympathy with
the other strikers.
The Vermont Steamship and Railroad
Line seems to have escaped the strike
fever. The dockmaster said that there
had not been any strike on their dock. The
men were all paid by the month and were
satisfied. The union had failed to get
their men to Join. On Pier 35 full COM
plemcnt of men were at work on the
steamer Waterbury, which came up this
morning. They had taken the places of
strikers and were paid s. a day and thirty
cents per hour TOR time after 6 p. III. There
was no trouble here this morning.
The steamer State of Texas got away
from the Clyde Line dock early yesterday
morning and the Gulf steamer took her
place to-day. There We're nearly 29O men
waiting to commence work on her. The
huge piles of freight which on Saturday
served as resting places for the tired police
officers doing duty there had entirely dis
appeared.
The arrival of the patrol wagon filled
with officers. gave rise to the rumor that
there was trouble with the strikers. This
dock is the police rendezvous on the East
river front and there is always large re-
serve force on hand. The sergeant in
charge said there had not been any dis
| tulblure Several score of strikers stood
around bnt never iuterlered with any non
union men.
Freight was being moved at a lively rate
by green hands on the New Haven steam
boat line pier, and the company had all
the men that were required. At the NAL
lury line pier Italians, Germans, Poles and
almost every other nationality were at
work on the steamer Alamo which has
been at the dock some days now. The
men who started on Wednesday were get
ting accustomed to the work, The super
ntendent SAID they could do all the work
that was needed to get the steamer off on
time The CieDfuegos, OF the Ward Line,
lay at Pier II. Four gangs of men were
at work on her loading grain on lighters.
Mr.. Ward said he had never had any din
Guilty with his men who had gone out
because other men did. All their vessels
had gone out on time and no incOnveni-
ence was now felt on account of the strike.
All was quiet along the docks of the sailing
vessels.
The great strike took
A NEW PHASE
| to-day. IL involves not only the addi-
tional 'longshOremen, whose intentions TO
20 out was related in these dispatches last
night, and who went out this morning;
but also the freight handlers of the rail-
roads, thus tightening the blockade on
transportation and adding other thousands
to the thousands already idle. The de-
tails are given herewith:
The freight handlers of the Pennsylva-
MIA Railroad Company employed on the
COmpany's North River pier, to-
day notified the managers that
unless the rate wages was increased from
II to 20 cents per hour, general strike
would follow all along the cOmpany's
docks The company was given till to-
morrow noon TO consider the demand.
About 1000 men are employed on the
piers. Demands were also made by freight
handlers employed by the Central Rail
road of New Jersey and by the
New York, Lake Erie and Western
for increased wages, and threatening
to Immediately quit work if their demands
were not complied with. The concessions
asked were refused absolutely.
At the Office of the New Jersey Central
| a. tbot n ttaa Of fya
waited upon the receivers this morning,
and presented demand for increased
wages for freight handlers and
other employees, and insisting on
an answer at or before 3 o'clock this after
noon. The receivers met them again at
that hour and gave them a written reply,
in which they declined 10 comply with
the demands Of the employees The Com
mittee took their departure and iinme-
diately afterwards the freight handlers of
the company on Pier II went out on 4
strike.
Several more ocean steamers arrived 10.
day.
THE NoN-UNIoN MEN ARE WORKING
BETTER
and there is not so much freight piled up
as on Saturday. They are working ON the
steamer Republic, of the White Star Line,
which arrived to-day. The Wyoming, oI
the Guion Line, will not start until Wednes-
day, one day late. The Anchor Line Off
oials claim to be much encouraged by their
progress. They say they have $50 men.
The Cunarder Aurania is expected TO arrive
tonight There are men enough to unload
and reload for her sailing day.
In Brooklyn the strikers are quiet and
orderly. Freight is being moved slowly
by Italians and non union handlers. There
is much embarrassment TO business.
IN JERSEY CITY
the freight handlers Of all the railroad
companies terminating in Jersey City and
Hoboken have demanded an increase o.
pay. II their demands are not conceded
by the companies, the handlers will go out
on strike at noon tomorrow.
The custom house officers on all the pier.
in jersey City went out on strike this after
noon. Their grievances are not known.
There was a ripple OF interest on th'